Page 7 - Book Reading

Naipaul's India

A similar self-fashioning is evident in the two other books he wrote on India - A Wounded Civilization (1977) and A Million Mutinies Now (1990)

Insolvency law: 'Gradually then suddenly'

Anant Merathia's book offers a human perspective on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

Nature's art of living

A former business journalist discovers the art of happiness in the natural world

Everything you need to know about 7th edition of Ooty Literary Festival

Ooty is hosting the seventh edition of the Literary festival. This year, the celebration will announce the Lifetime Achievement Award to one of Tamil Nadu's leading writers

Why policies fail

Policymaking is not an easy job, and State Capability in India sheds light on the complexities of this task

The nature of things

In the midst of 21st-century India's relentless pursuit of growth, A Walk up the Hill offers an enjoyable and enlightening perspective

The personal cost of war journalism

Originally published as a shorter piece in Granta under the title, "A place on earth: Scenes from a war", Sundaram's reportage won the 2015 Frontline Club Award

A painful addiction to wealth

While the opioid epidemic in the US is well-known, Hard Sell sheds light on the lesser-known role of Indian-origin entrepreneur John Kapoor in exacerbating this crisis

A 'Make in India' achievement

A quiet revolution is underway in India that could upend the notion that Indians are tech adopters, not innovators

Politics and the second sex

Women politicians, the author suggests, bring to politics and policy a sensitivity that most of their male counterparts, at least until a generation back, lacked

The Vaishyavisation of India

With a practical eye, Ramachandran Vaidyanathan's book discusses the applications (and implications) of caste rather than its theory

Joe Biden and The West Wing fantasy

If Biden is the last politician, we should presumably cling to him for as long as possible. Boomer hegemony as destiny: This is the future sketched for us by Foer's thin and yet telling book

Book Lovers Day 2023: History, Importance, Quotes, and Everything

National Book Lovers Day is celebrated every year on August 9 to raise awareness about the importance of books and the unique place they hold in our lives

India as restrained elephant

A balanced narrative presents alternative points of view via 708 references - or nearly three per page

War, peace and environmental devastation

In The Long Reckoning, Black unites his areas of expertise in international affairs and the environment to explore a landscape littered with the detritus of war

Food for drama

Shobhaa De's book oscillates between the sombre and serious and is delightful in its description of everything Bengali

Making gender budgeting work

Social mores cannot be changed by fiscal fiats, but gender budgeting is a starting point, argues Lekha S Chakraborty in her book, which could serve as a useful primer to guide policymakers

Meaner than the metaverse

If the internet is the fictional doctor and scientist Bruce Banner, furtive and a little troubled but basically benign, meganets are Incredible Hulks, snarling and uncontainable

An indictment of terror trials

Mayur R Suresh's book delves into the myriad ways terror accused and the justice system interact in a trial, and is replete with stories of human foibles, quirks, unlikely friendships, and anxiety

Party time in China

"The Party Leads All" offers an in-depth perspective on the changes underway under Xi Jinping and how they could affect China in the long term